Lancashire Cricket Board: LCB Changes its Governance
LCB Changes its Governance
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Dipesh Asher on 23/04/2014 15:17:00
Following the 18th Annual General Meeting for the Lancashire Cricket Board on 10
April, the Board have made some significant changes in its governance and
committee structures.
Members at the AGM unanimously voted in favour of the proposal to dissolve the
Executive Committee and operate as a Board of Directors with 3 Committees
reporting to it, see diagram below.
The Board of Directors is made up of the following:
*Bob Hinchliffe (Chairman) *Bill Robinson (Honorary Treasurer) *Geoff
Ogden *Ken Standring *Mike Watkinson *Robert Cross (subsequently elected as
Vice Chairman on 12 May 2014 meeting) *Hugh Evans (appointed at 28 July 2014
meeting)
Bob was voted in as Chairman of the LCB at the meeting of the Board of Directors
straight after the AGM with Dr Tony Crook stepping down who retires after 13
years as Chairman. Tony has been heavily committed to the development of cricket
in Lancashire throughout his time as Chairman and prior to that with his
involvement on the Board and the Lancashire Cricket Association, spanning over
30 years. The LCB would like to wish him well in his deserved retirement and
thank him for all his tireless work and efforts for recreational cricket in
Lancashire. Tony was honoured as Vice President of the LCB along with retiring
Board members Alan Wright and John Heaton, who were also honoured as Vice
Presidents for their commitment to recreational cricket in Lancashire for many
years.
The 3 Committees that will report into the Board of Directors will be:
1. Recreation Committee
Chaired by Bob Hinchliffe, this Committee deals with all matters concerning
clubs and leagues cricket. There will be a representative from all affiliated
leagues on to this committee.
2. Development of Excellence Committee
Chaired by Geoff Ogden, it is responsible delivery of all aspects of Performance
/ Representative / Elite cricket at junior boys, girls and women.
3. Development Committee
Chaired by Ken Standring, it is responsible for delivering the bulk of LCB
activities and the development of cricket within Lancashire.
Other LCB umbrella organisations / associations will support these committees
with representation on them where necessary.
Bob Hinchliffe, LCB’s Chairman, said: “The Annual General Meeting of the LCB
approved the proposal from the Executive Committee, that the Committee be
removed from the Governance structure as in recent times it has done little more
than approve the minutes and decisions made by the various sub committees and
organisations. The ECB recommended that the LCB's Board of Directors should take
a much more active role in overseeing the Board's activities. The current Board
of Directors have vast experience in running the Board's activities but the ECB
strongly recommend that we appoint more Board Directors with business skills who
can bring a wider perspective to our governance and activities. It is to this
end that we are delighted to have begun this process with the appointment of
Mike Watkinson and Bobby Cross as new Directors. The previous three sub
committees i.e. Development, Recreation and Development of Excellence have now
been designated as Committees reporting directly to the Directors with the
Recreation Committee being made up of one representative from each affiliated
league. I am sure that the new Board of Directors will work tirelessly to ensure
that the LCB remains a high performing County Board.”